[nagdu] What I plan to say to my boss tomorrow...

[Buddy Brannan]

Daryl, I think this sounds good. You're clearly outlining your position and making it clear that this will not be a usual thing, and that you will decide when you need to bring your dog. I think you've balanced all of this nicely.

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> On Jun 14, 2015, at 2:34 PM, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm pretty sure I missed something, but who is Hannah and if Hannah is a
> dog. Then your dog ought to be able to be there, too. Not sure I'd make the
> concession, but I've missed most of this topiindy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daryl Marie via
> nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2015 10:01 AM
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> Cc: Daryl Marie
> Subject: [nagdu] What I plan to say to my boss tomorrow...
> 
> Hi, guys,
> I am a much better writer than spoken word communicator, so figured I would
> put down my thoughts here and you can tell me what you think.  I plan on
> talking with my boss tomorrow, and thought I would write down my thoughts.
> 
> Good morning, Peter (name changed),
> I've spent a lot of this weekend thinking about what you asked of me on
> Friday, about not bringing Jenny to the staff meeting today while the CEO is
> in town.  You flat-out told me it was because of Hannah's (name changed)
> being terrified of Jenny, even from across the room.  I've decided not to
> bring Jenny to this particular meeting (and this meeting only) - not because
> you have requested this of me, but because there is no particular need for
> her to be at the meeting.  She will not be guiding me to the meeting, will
> simply lay there during the talk, and there is no need for the company CEO
> to think less of Hannah's professionalism because she's sitting there
> looking terrified at a sleeping dog across the room from her.
> 
> That having been said, on a personal level, your request has troubled me
> greatly.  In effect, by making it, you have said that I, with my disability,
> am not invited to the meeting.  You would never consider asking someone to
> leave their crutches, glasses or wheelchair behind because someone is
> scared, so why must I be singled out?  I cannot change the fact that I can't
> see and use a dog to navigate the world safely; Hannah can choose, at least
> on some level, to understand that my dog will not hurt her when she is
> sleeping.  We have someone with allergies in this office, and he has never
> once asked me to make concessions for him, so why does fear trump medical
> allergies?
> 
> I don't want to make this a bigger deal than it actually is.  I respect you
> as a supervisor and a manager in this office, and I know that even as you
> requested this of me you felt incredibly uneasy and awkward about doing so.
> At this point, Hannah has requested that I not take Jenny into the washroom
> when I go (a decision I probably would've reached on my own), and I have no
> problem with this, but that is the only concession I plan to make
> consistently.  If I can do anything to assist Hannah with her fear of dogs,
> I would be more than happy to do so.  But simply not bringing Jenny around
> any time Hannah is going to be somewhere is not a workable solution.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Daryl
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